Catesby, Mark. Vol.II, Tab. 66, The Green Lizard of Jamaica, Logwood

Mark Catesby The Green Lizard of Jamaica, Logwood, Vol.II, Tab. 66 Etching with hand color 14" x 19" sheet From Volume II, Part 9 of Catesby's Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands London: 1739 - 1771 Currently known as the Graham's anole, Anolis grahami and logwood or bloodwood tree, toxylum campechianum*, Catesby described these subjects as follows: LACERTUS VIRIDIS JAMAICENSIS. The Green Lizard of Jamaica. This Lizard is usually six Inches long, of a shining grass green Colour. It is common in Jamaica, frequenting Hedges and Trees, but are not seen in Houses that I observed. When they are approach'd to, they by filling their Throat with Wind swell it into a globular Form, and a scarlet Colour, which when contracted the red disappears, and returns to the Colour of the rest of the Body. This swelling Action seems to proceed from menacing, or deterring one from coming near him, tho' they are inoffensive. LIGNUM CAMPECHIANUM; species quaedam Brasil. Joh. de Laet